I stayed until the Star Spangled Banner played   And I couldn't keep my eyes open   I stayed till the buds dried up and fell off on the table   And there was no hope of my saving them   Till the last levee broke and the floods came and washed away our home      Then it was over and I will never be the same   I finally wised up but the fact remains   I stayed too long      I stayed till the last of the bottles was empty   And whizzing by my head   I stayed till there was no more air in the room   And my tears no longer moved you   Till you lied and you lied   And you lied and you lied and you lied again      Then it was over and I will never be the same   I finally wised up but the fact remains   I stayed too long, I stayed too long      Next time maybe I will know how to walk away   With pride and grace and faith in myself   Knowing how the world works and the way that things change      Till you lied and you lied   And you lied and you lied and you lied again   Till you lied and you lied   And you lied and you lied and you lied again      Then it was over and I will never be the same   I finally wised up but the fact remains   I stayed too long      Then it was over and I will never be the same   I finally wised up but the fact remains   I stayed too long, I stayed too long